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Monroe, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Monroe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Monroe, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 5:07 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
36%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Monroe, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMonroe, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 86°
Monroe, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    85°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°61°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°65°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    37%
    92°68°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.02″
    71°60°-21°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    12%
    83°62°+12°
Monroe, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 141°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 12 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Monroe, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.2
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.2
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4998.4998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Monroe, NC
Air quality
32
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~86 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 83 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 97 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
127μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 83 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 97 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 83
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 97
Monroe, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.0mi
UNLIMITED
143 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:07 UTC ·Monroe, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:07 UTC ·Monroe, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Monroe, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Monroe, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Monroe, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Monroe, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:35 AM
Moonset
1:37 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Monroe, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Monroe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Monroe

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.